After four games on the road, Notre Dame Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Uxbridge Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Notre Dame Academy had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Millbury. The defeat continues a trend for Notre Dame Academy in their matchups with Millbury: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Uxbridge put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Tantasqua Regional. The win was nothing new for Uxbridge as they're now sitting on four straight.
Erin O?Day made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. O?Day has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. O?Day was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
O?Day wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Pirrotta, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lola Grube, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Notre Dame Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Uxbridge, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Notre Dame Academy couldn't quite finish off Uxbridge in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 12-10. Can Notre Dame Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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